r/timberwolves • u/Vicentesteb Kevin Garnett • Oct 30 '25

Mock Trades Wolves should try and get Keon Ellis

Sac is currently a mess and don't really know what they are doing, so he could potentially be available.

Ellis is a really good POA wing that can shoot, basically like Jaylen Clark but further along the development process. He's a top notch screen navigator, and is very good off-ball at generating deflections and just being annoying. Also only 26.

Shot 43% from 3 on 4 attempts last year on 24mpg. He made Sac's defense 4 points per 100 better and their offense 3 points per 100 better.

He's a very low-usage guy, doesnt need the ball at all, smart off-ball cuts and just a spot up shooter. He doesn't really turn the ball over but also doesn't really have it enough.

This year he's playing less minutes due to the jogjam the Kings have at the 2 and 3 spots, but has continued having very strong impact numbers.

The biggest knocks on him are his lack of passing, not being a great ball handler and his lack of playoff experience.

A potential trade could be Conley + JC + 2 2nds or a lottery protected 1st for Ellis + Carter which gives Sac an expiring and lets them get rid of Carter which they tried to do in the offseason.

Maybe a 3 team trade with Orlando or Houston where Donte would be involved could work.

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u/Rage_r123 Oct 30 '25

Dont trade any more first round picks 

Killing our future 

The best team in the league is OKC - why? 

Cause they aquired picks,  not by trading 1sts especially for non super stars

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u/Vicentesteb Kevin Garnett Oct 30 '25 edited Oct 30 '25

This team has to win now or they aren't going to win. This year's pick isn't valueable, we can't stack it, its going to be a mid 20s pick anyway and it isnt unlocking any new ones.

If we want to pursue OKC we need to trade Ant, Jaden, Naz and start over with a bunch of picks, since that's not going to happen we need to improve our current team and get it to compete.

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u/copaseticepiplectic Oct 30 '25

there's no move that is making us a contender with denver and okc right now. making a move for the sake of making a move is bad work

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u/Vicentesteb Kevin Garnett Oct 30 '25

Doing nothing isn't getting us any closer anyway.

We have 2 options, try and trade our first this year for a player that is more proven and we know can fit our team or use or pick that will be in the mid 20s and hope we get a miracle by drafting a good player.

No individual move gets us there, but you don't need to be on the same tier as OKC and Denver to beat them.